Ye Yaodong had originally planned to just take a look and leave, but now he was in no hurry to leave.
"If the blue grouper is more awesome, that's also called the golden grouper."
"Haha, just think about it, this golden spot is rare."
The two of them happily poured all the fish in the bucket into the boat, and specially cleared out the bucket to fill it with water before putting the golden grouper in.
The price of a living thing is different from that of a dead thing.
Ye Yaodong stayed for a while as he had nothing to do. He saw that before they had even collected a few branches, they had already caught a red snapper. Not long after, a dog shark came up as well, which made him very envious.
“Longlining is great!”
Ah Zheng said happily: "Fortunately I listened to my father-in-law and took a plate to try it out. It was easy and efficient."
Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered that the hand-cast net had not been returned to him. "Oh, by the way, the hand-cast net has been repaired. I will send it to you later."
"It's okay, you keep it, we don't need it now."
"Then I'll keep it on the boat as a backup. I asked my mother to weave me a trawling net a while ago, so I probably won't need to cast a net by hand."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, you are so greedy. It's not enough to have longline fishing, you also want trawl nets."
"The idea is that the time between putting the row of hooks in the sea is free, so you can use it to drag a net and save time."
"Don't you have a fishing rod?" Xiaoxiao interrupted.
"It broke when I was fishing for a big fish before, so I made a new one, but it was useless. If I don't find a good fishing spot, I can't catch many fish in an hour. It's better to use a trawl net."
"So you're going out to sea at night?"
"Yes, I have. I haven't been there for more than half a month."
"You're making money really fast now," they both said with some envy. Ah Zheng muttered, "When will we be lucky enough to get a boat and go to some distant seas?"
"I just need to save more money, damn... big yellow croaker~"
"Fuck..."
"Fuck..."
The two were pleasantly surprised after another catch of a 6-jin large yellow croaker of top quality.
Ye Yaodong's eyes hurt from looking at it. Such a big, golden yellow croaker was almost blinding his eyes.
"When did you set the hook? Did you set it this morning?"
"No, I learned from you yesterday evening. Otherwise, how could there be so few empty hooks if you put them out in the morning? You have to put them out overnight and come to collect them the next day to get so many empty hooks."
"If you keep watching, I'll get jealous. I'm leaving now."
Compared with the small things in his bucket, there is really a world of difference.
"Roll, roll, roll~"
Ye Yaodong looked for a while and drove back with peace of mind after seeing that there were no large cargoes coming up.
After landing, he kept a yellow mullet to take back and make fish soup, three pounds of small white shrimp, and half of the octopus and mantis shrimp to go with wine in the evening.
Since I kept so much goods, I couldn’t sell the other goods at a high price. In total, I only sold them for seven dollars and eighty cents.
A bit less.
But compared with other fishermen, this price is normal, and he was just too lucky before.
He didn't think it was too little, thinking that a little would add up to a lot. He took the remaining fish home just in time for lunch, and asked his wife to blanch a pound of white shrimp as a snack.
Seafood that has just been brought ashore really doesn't need any other cooking methods. Shrimp don't even need to be boiled. They are very fresh and sweet when eaten raw. If it weren't for the fact that we have already started eating, blanching it would be easier and the children would also love it. Otherwise, you can ask his wife to make drunken shrimps.
"There are some small white shrimps left. Would you like to make some drunken shrimps tonight? I'll call some friends over for a drink."
"Okay, let me ask you why you brought back so many goods?"
"Well, it's been a while since we got together to chat."
"Mother came over this morning and said that Guang's family has already asked a matchmaker to come to propose marriage, and they have taken the birth date and horoscope to look for a date."
Ye Yaodong frowned, "So fast?"
"It's just a fortune telling. The date hasn't been set yet. I should be able to come over and tell you in the afternoon."
"Um."
He felt a little depressed and had no desire to talk.
Lin Xiuqing continued, "I was thinking of buying some red floral cloth to make her a quilt cover and a red cotton jacket as a wedding dress. I have a sewing machine at home. I bought the cloth some time ago, and I should be able to finish it in two or three days."
"You decide what to do. Guang's family will be ready once the three turns are made."
"Yes, eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law said they would buy hot water bottles, washbasins, towels and so on when the time comes."
"Um."
In the evening, not long after dinner, A Guang came over first with a rosy face.
When Ye Yaodong saw his joyful look, he felt his hands and feet itchy again.
When he walked in, he kicked him directly, but unexpectedly, A Guang dodged it swiftly.
"Hey~ Hehe~ I knew you were a petty person..." Ah Guang said with some pride
Ye Yaodong chased after him again, and the two of them chased each other, circling around the house but couldn't hit anyone.
Others came over and were puzzled when they saw them acting so childishly.
"What are you two doing?"
As he ran, Ah Guang said, "My third uncle is upset and wants to beat me up to vent his anger. He can beat me at other times, but not now. I have to keep my handsome face for people to see. I can't get engaged and then show myself to others with a bruised face and a black eye."
ah!
Xiaoxiao, A Zheng and Fatty were all surprised.
"Are you getting engaged?"
"Hehe, I'll post a message for you guys when the time comes... Oh~ you sneak attack~"
While A Guang was talking, he was caught up and kicked in the buttocks. He quickly hid behind the three men.
"Third uncle, you don't want your brother-in-law to get engaged with a bruised face and bruised nose, which would embarrass your sister, right?"
"Fuck," Ye Yaodong glared at him, "Get in here."
Ah Guang rubbed his hands happily and said, "Thank you, uncle, for showing mercy."
Seeing that he was still talking nonsense, Ye Yaodong raised his foot as if to hit him again, but he was quickly slid into the house.
Others followed him into the room and teased him.
"Congratulations! You're going to be a groom soon."
"I'm going to get my beautiful girl so soon..."
"Hehe, congratulations! Say less, otherwise my uncle will be unhappy again, hahahaha~"
"Haha~" The fat man patted Ye Yaodong on the shoulder, "You feel upset after losing the rear, right? Haha~ Just catch him and beat him up."
"I've hit you, I've hit you, you can't hit me again..." Ah Guang begged for mercy quickly.
Everyone started talking about A Guang's happy event.
"What date is it? Have you found the horoscopes?"
"I saw it. The engagement is on December 2nd. There are two wedding dates, one is December 12th and the other is the fifth day of the first lunar month. Let them choose. The matchmaker came to the house this afternoon and said that my mother-in-law hasn't made a decision yet."
"That must be before the New Year! Whether you have money or not, it's better to marry a wife to celebrate the New Year!"
"I think so too… "
"It's such a happy thing, shouldn't you drink three cups first?"
"After three cups, you have to have another three cups? Good things come in pairs..."
The atmosphere was lively and the group of people kept pouring wine for A Guang, and he was happy to accept it all.
The two children saw that the house was so lively, and they happily stood by the table to watch the fun.
At this time, Ah Zheng picked up Ye Chengyang who was standing beside him, pointed at Ah Guang with a smile, and then urged him, "Call me uncle quickly."
Ye Chengyang looked at Ah Guang with a confused look on his face, and called out foolishly, "Uncle!"
“Hahaha~”
Ye Yaodong looked at his silly son, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and then glared at A Guang, "Hurry up, pay the money to change your words first!"
Others followed suit, "Yes, yes, yes, we have to pay someone to change their words."
Ah Guang happily reached into his pocket and said, "Here! You must give it to me!"
He took out a bunch of banknotes from his pocket, generously took out two yuan and eighty cents and put it in front of Ye Chengyang.
Ye Chenghu couldn't wait to see what was going on, so he also squeezed onto the table, "Uncle, uncle, what about me?"
"Hahaha~ There's another one~"
"Don't be partial, hurry up, we are all uncles now."
Everyone followed suit and the atmosphere reached its climax.
Lin Xiuqing was watching from the side and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She quickly flicked Ye Chenghu's forehead and asked, "Are you ashamed? How old are you?"
"Of course, of course. How about this as compensation for changing your words?" Ah Guang happily took out another two yuan and eighty cents.
Ye Chenghu was so happy that he almost jumped up when he received the money for changing his name. He didn’t even get this much money even with his New Year’s gift. He was so excited that he rushed to the door to show off to others…
Lin Xiuqing quickly grabbed him by the back of the collar and pulled him into the house, telling him not to invite the children from next door over, as that would be too much trouble.
There are quite a few children in their family. Originally, Adong and his friends were just teasing Aguang. It would be awkward if all the children came around to ask for red envelopes.
Besides, a child can’t carry that much money in his pocket!
"Mom will keep it for you and return it to you later."
"No, that's what you said last year when you took my New Year's money!"
"I'll keep it for you, otherwise you'll drop it."
"You don't even bother to collect the Yangyang."
"He can't run away."
"When will you give it back to me?"
"I'll give it back to you when you grow up."
“You are lying…” Ye Chenghu turned around and wanted to run away, but he was just a little kid, how could he be a match for his mother.
In the end, Lin Xiuqing left him a dime in his pocket.
"Leave it here for me to save. I'll help you find a wife later."
"I don't want a wife..."
Ye Chenghu wanted to cry but had no tears. His wife was so annoying. He was asked to save money when he was still so young.
Lin Xiuqing put the money away and ignored him.
You may say you don’t want a wife now, but when you grow up you will know how to find a wife.